伝奥田頴川作　交趾釉兕觥形香炉|Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style

Okuda Eisen

second half of the 18th century · Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware) · Asian Art

This rare work, attributed to Okuda Eisen, one of the most well-known potters of the late Edo period, is an example of revived interest in Chinese culture in eighteenth-century Kyoto. Its shape is based on ancient Chinese bronze spouted wine vessels (gong), and its decoration of dragons and other mythical animals is reminiscent of Chinese Cochin or Jiaozhi (Kōchi) ware. The only other known example of this type of refined censer is preserved at the Ninnaji Temple in Kyoto.

Artist

Okuda Eisen

Date

second half of the 18th century

Medium

Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923